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dragonfly rests

June 3, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

dragonfly rests
for a moment
on the tree branch
long enough for me
to see each wing

Published first in July 2013 at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin, and first here in June 2014.

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new plants grow

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

new plants grow
in our garden
tulip leaves

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Acrostic Poem For TREE

March 19, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

T rust
R enewal
E ncouragement
E very season

TREE

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SPRING Acrostic Poem

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

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S pring
P romises
R enewal
I nspiration and
N ew
G rowth

SPRING

Published by SMILE (2011).

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cold so very cold

February 1, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

cold so very cold
yet sunrise colors show me
flowers that will bloom

Poems From Psalms And Nature

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Encouragement

January 13, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

how quickly
another generation
grows . . .
seems I only
looked away
for a moment

how good their work
how beautiful their art

Karen’s Whimsy

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Daily Prompt for January 5, 2023

January 5, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

What colleges have you attended?
Daily Prompt

University of Wisconsin Madison – graduated with a degree in education, 1976.

Northern Illinois University – Master’s Degree in education and the Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D). Graduated in 1987.

Many ways to learn and achieve. I learn so much with our blogs and from books every day.

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